That is the estimate of what Obama’s new amnesty will cost the American taxpayer. This back door plan, put into action by imperial edict without any input from Congress, is just another nail in the coffin of our economy. This past week thousands of children of illegal immigrants were granted the right to apply for “deferred action” in order to stay in this country and sign up for employment opportunities. Starting August 15th, illegal aliens up to the age of 30 who meet certain requirements can begin submitting their applications that will allow them to remain in the country for a period of two years, with indefinite renewals. They may also apply for work authorization, adding an estimated 2 million job-seekers to the workforce when we have record unemployment.

Really? How does Congress allow this to happen? They just ignore this issue and sweep it under the rug hoping that the American people are on summer vacation and won’t notice that we have just opened wide the doors to 2 million illegal’s! Once again they let this President steam roll over them. It seems like they have forgotten that the Dream Act was defeated as recently as 2010.

What are the unintended consequences of this amnesty? Well, let’s see. Not only will it cost the American taxpayers an (estimated) $585 million dollars just to implement the program, but on top of that there are millions or perhaps billions more. Once they become permanent legal residents the floodgates open. Medicare, Social Security, food stamps, education, not to mention the earned income tax credit that would cost tens of billions annually. This will also encourage even more illegal immigration when others figure out how to work the system.

This also opens the door to rampant fraud. When an applicant goes online for the form there are no safeguards in place to prevent fraud even to satisfy this administration’s low standards of eligibility. In fact, the application explicitly states that “you do not need to submit original documents unless the USCIS requests them.” Under Obama’s guidance, do you think they will ever be requested?

What about the millions of immigrants who have gone about applying for citizenship the right way? How do they feel when they have been pushed to the back of the line because of this irresponsible act? And as for the Hispanic and Black Americans, do you think they are happy knowing that Obama’s job killing policies have hurt their communities? The unemployment rate for Hispanics is 3 percent higher than the national average hovering around 11 percent. In the Black community the unemployment rate for Black youth is a staggering 40.5% as of March 2012. This new policy will not only take jobs away from them, but also from the millions of other Americans hoping to find work in a diminished economy.

This is illegal in so many ways yet Congress chooses not to recognize it. Is it because they are afraid to touch the forbidden area of immigration? Do they think they will be accused of being racists? Well, I have news, they’ve already been accused of it so it’s time to get over it and stand up for what is right for this country and the American people.

We can’t afford this. We are faltering under a national debt that could reach as high as 40 trillion dollars within a decade and illegal immigration is a big part of that number. The money has to come from somewhere. Since Congress didn’t pass this legislation and did not appropriate funds for it, where will the money come from? Tax dollars alone will not pay for all of it, so the cost will be satisfied by illegally raiding other programs. Veterans hospitals or border control stations that monitor drug trafficking could be the victims. Who knows what else might be raided?

We need to fix the immigration problem, not add to it. Everyone knows that Obama only did this to gain Hispanic support in the upcoming election. It is transparent pandering and everyone can see right through it. (Pardon the pun.) If he really wanted to do this, why did he wait until now? He had both houses of Congress and complete power at the beginning of his term yet he said that he couldn’t do it without Congressional authority. Funny how things change when desperation sets in and he needs every special interest group he can grab to be re-elected.

Unfortunately he loses in the long run because the majority of the American people see what the costs of this massive amnesty program are. They see their own families struggling while law breakers are reaping the benefits. Immigrants who have gone through the process the right way are fighting mad about this and rightly so. They see now that it would have been easier to stay illegal and reap the rewards.

I am not a racist. Neither are most Americans. We understand that people want a better life. All we are asking for the privilege of living in this great country is that you come here “legally”, abide by the rules, and start off your new life the right way. Don’t burden us with uncontrollable costs that bring down the standard of living in America. Become one of us, work hard and contribute to the greatness of this country. If it is done the right way, the legal way, American citizenship is valued much more.